Namma Bengaluru Gets a Taste of UberEATS

The service commences at 4 p.m. IST on August 18, 2017.
Partnership with over 300 restaurants in Koramangala, HSR and BTM Layout
Vartika Bansal appointed as General Manager, UberEATS, Bengaluru

Bengaluru, August 18, 2017: Uber, the technology company that is transforming mobility across the world, today launched the UberEATS service in Bengaluru, partnering with over 300 restaurants. Consumers can order meals for every taste and occasion, be it from local favorites like Adigas, Madurai Idly and Truffles to national brands like Barista, Krispy Kreme, Chai Point and FreshMenu. To successfully scale the business across the region, Vartika Bansal has been appointed as the General Manager for UberEATS in Bengaluru.

Commenting on the launch, Bhavik Rathod, Head of UberEATS India, said “We’re excited to launch UberEATS in Bengaluru within four months of starting operations in India. As most people in the city are known to explore new cuisines beyond their culinary borders, we’re committed to grow our restaurant community and build an expansive delivery network to connect people with the food they love. With the aim to make UberEATS synonymous with effortless food delivery, we want people across the country to experience the ease of ordering their favorite food at the push of a button. Whether it’s ordering a chicken roll in Gurugram, vada pav in Mumbai or dosa in Bengaluru, all consumers should have to do is fire up the UberEATS app.”

Interesting food trends in the city include:
Food delivery is commonly used across occasions. Although lunch and dinner orders are de facto, the city sees higher breakfast orders when compared to Mumbai
Weekends (Friday-Sunday) have the highest number of food delivery orders. Wednesdays do see a mid-week spike
Indian, Pizza and Chinese are top food delivery favorites in Bengaluru
Consumers in the city care most about on-time delivery, menu variety and ease of ordering that comes with personalization

“Whether it's South-Indian breakfast or Chinese dinner, foodies in the city want the world on their platter. UberEATS is here to help everyone discover great food through the perfect pairing of amazing restaurant partners, our technology, and the Uber delivery network. We are thrilled to launch the service in Koramangala, HSR and BTM Layout and will soon expand to more areas across the Bengaluru,” added Vartika Bansal, GM, UberEATS, Bengaluru

Vartika joined Uber in May 2017 as the General Manager for UberEATS, Bengaluru. In this role, she will be focussing on partnering with and driving value for restaurants and delivery partners and providing a delightful experience to the customers. Previously, Vartika was leading the Flagship business at OYO as AVP Operations. She holds an MBA from Stanford University.

The UberEATS app is separate to the Uber app that people use to request a ride and has been built specifically to make food delivery as seamless as possible. Starting today, consumers can download the new app for iOS and Android from the iTunes/Google play store or order online at ubereats.com.

Getting started with UberEATS is easy.
Download the app
Pick delivery location - Input your address where you’d like your meal delivered
Find the perfect meal - Browse local restaurants or search by cuisine type, and sort according to price, dietary needs, and speed to find exactly what your taste buds are asking for
Place your order - Pick the items you want right now or schedule your order to the arrive whenever is most convenient for you
Pay through PayTM - Our launch partners, PayTM will make it easy for you to pay for your meals
Track the progress of the delivery - Get updates as your order is prepared and watch in realtime as the meals is delivered to your destination

About Uber
Uber’s mission is to bring reliable transportation to everywhere, for everyone. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get a ride at the touch of a button? Six years and more than two billion trips later, we’ve started tackling an even greater challenge: reducing congestion and pollution in our cities by getting more people into fewer cars.